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What this show is all about or not? A Theory...

posted 14 years ago by atlas_sort_of_shrugged
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"The Bothersome Man", Den brysomme mannen: Is Gravity about squaring the past?

Since this is about suicide and survivors, Miller is the anomaly in this whole series. If it was about a suicide group therapy and everything was moving to individual, but interwoven stories, wouldn’t it focus on all of them as unique stories, as it originally started, and then follow up.

Instead it focuses on Lily and Robert. And Miller’s obsesssion with them.
My theory… Miller is perhaps Lily’s dad. He’s dead (he seems to have a number of illnesses and frankly destructive habits) and all of these people are past perps, people he has seen before, people who all have to work things out as a group of suicides on the same day, same time perhaps, and he has to work all of this out until he moves onto the other side. Or, maybe it’s just about Miller and his obsession with his daughter’s choices and all those who are now around her. Or, maybe it's about them working out their issues before finally passing. Remember, this show would have concluded everthing prior to Lost's last minute, unkown ending (to dispute similarities).

Probably 100% wrong, but it’s a thought.

[–] marsdude89 14 years ago

To be honest, I think your theory is too creative for this show. It's probably nothing more than it appears to be; some guy with a lot of problems has a thing for his long-lost half-sister, who happens to be suicidal.

[–] atlas_sort_of_shrugged 14 years ago

You are right about the plot. I think once it moved away from the intriguing premise about all of the suiciders, who had such interesting stories to tell, which really hooked me, it turned out to be what you have indicated. I'm up-to-date on the show and the finale looks to be what you have stated.

While that's not bad, I feel like an opportunity has been lost with this show. It reminded me slightly of In-Treatment where I so empathized with the group members themselves and I wish more time had been spent on their stories.

Oh well.

Thanks.

[–] barkbarkwoof 14 years ago

OK David Milch you had your chance with John From Cincinnati.